Austerity program.

The article reports on a legislation passed by lawmakers in Massachusetts on July 31, 2012 that would limit healthcare expenditures at or below the state's overall rate of economic growth. Officials estimated that the strategy could save Massachusetts as much as 200 billion U.S. dollars over the next 15 years. The legislation will also set healthcare cost goals at the gross state product, estimated for 2013 at 3.6%, from 2013 through 2017. INSET: WHAT, NO RATIONING?.